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• Hackers access Henry County voter records

  06-12-2016 22:35 via toledoblade.com
  
  NAPOLEON, Ohio — Officials have sent letters to more than 17,000 Henry County voters informing them that personal information about them might have been exposed in a computer hack, Henry County Commission President Glenn Miller said today.
  
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• Bill to ban nearly all abortions headed for Kasich's desk

  06-12-2016 21:38 via toledoblade.com
  
  COLUMBUS — In a surprise move, the Ohio Senate today inserted a controversial measure that would prohibit nearly all abortions into an unrelated bill and sent if off to the House, which had already approved a similar restriction.
  
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• Judge denies new trial date for man accused of killing two Toledo firefighters

  06-12-2016 21:18
  The trial continues for Ray Abou-Arab, the man accused of setting a fire in an apartment building nearly 3 years ago, killing two Toledo firefighters. At a pretrial hearing Tuesday, Abou-Arab's attorneys expressed concern they may not be ready for the Feb. 6 trial date.
  
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• Owens will train new Dana Inc. plant workers

  06-12-2016 20:56 via toledoblade.com
  
  Owens Community College will train more than 220 new Dana Inc. plant workers hired to work at the company’s North Toledo manufacturing facility now under construction in the Overland Industrial Park.
  
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• Lucas County hires new dog warden

  06-12-2016 20:16 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Lucas County Canine Care & Control will soon have a new director after a five-month national search.
  
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• Zoo preschool program to go on hiatus

  06-12-2016 19:43 via toledoblade.com
  The Toledo Zoo's preschool program for 3 and 4-year-olds in the Museum of Sciences will go on one-year hiatus beginning in September because of renovations that will be made to the building.
  
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• Walleye rally for 5-4 win over Fort Wayne in OT

  06-12-2016 19:14 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Walleye jumped out to a three-goal lead over Fort Wayne during a special morning game at the Huntington Center today and then had to rally for a 5-4 win in overtime over the rival Komets.
  
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• Walleye beat Fort Wayne in overtime

  06-12-2016 19:14 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Walleye jumped out to a three-goal lead over Fort Wayne during a special morning game at the Huntington Center today, then had to rally for a 5-4 win in overtime over the rival Komets.
  
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• Police look to identify Toledo man accused in Ann Arbor robbery

  06-12-2016 18:59
  Toledo police are asking the community to help our neighbors to the north find a man responsible for an armed robbery. The department released a photo of a couple on its Facebook page , but the woman pictured is not believed to be involved with the crime.
  
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• Injury crash closes I-75 NB in Perrysburg Twp.

  06-12-2016 15:49 via toledoblade.com
  An injury crash closed northbound I-75 in Perrysburg Township early today, authorities said.
  
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• I-75 NB in Perrysburg Twp. reopens following injury crash

  06-12-2016 15:49 via toledoblade.com
  
  Northbound I-75 in Perrysburg Township has opened after being closed because of an injury crash earlier today, authorities said.
  
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• Toledo mayor's widow appointed to board

  06-12-2016 14:51
  
  Sandy Drabik Collins, widow of the late Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins and former director of the Ohio Department of Administrative Services under Gov. George Voinovich, has been appointed by Gov. John Kasich to the Miami University Board of Trustees. Her term ends Feb. 28, 2025.
  
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• Driver injured when truck goes into pond

  06-12-2016 13:34 via toledoblade.com
  A man was injured when a tractor-trailer rig he was driving went off I-75 and into a pond in Perrysburg Township, authorities said. 
  
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• School closing 12-6

  06-12-2016 12:10 via toledoblade.com
  Alternate Learning Center - Westwood Childhood Learning Program is closed today because of a heating problem.
  
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• Reward offered for information leading to murder suspects

  06-12-2016 10:49
  The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force in Toledo, Ohio is offering a combined up to $3,000 reward for information leading to the arrests of Davonte Nicholson and Alexander Wiliiams. Nicholson and Williams are both charged in the September murder of a person at the 7-11 store located at 1101 Western in Toledo.
  
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• Identity of body found at blaze still not known

  06-12-2016 07:03
  
  Authorities continued Monday to investigate the cause of a fire Saturday at a North Toledo shed in which a man's body was found. An autopsy to formally determine the cause of death remained unscheduled Monday, according to the Lucas County Coroner's Office.
  
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• Week away double-edged sword for Buckeyes

  06-12-2016 06:46 via toledoblade.com
  
  COLUMBUS — Make no mistake: Ohio State wanted a rematch with Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship game.
  
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• UT down, but it’s early in campaign

  06-12-2016 06:46 via toledoblade.com
  
  Despite a tough string of recent results, University of Toledo men’s basketball coach Tod Kowalczyk is confident his team will find its way.
  
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• Ohio deer firearm season totals drop

  06-12-2016 06:45 via toledoblade.com
  
  Ohio’s full week of firearms season for white-tailed deer closed at 30 minutes after sundown Sunday, and the harvest totals for the week showed a drop from the same period in the previous year. The decrease in the harvest was not a surprise, because the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ management practices in recent years have been focused on a gradual reduction in the overall herd size to keep it more in balance with available habitat.
  
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• Michigan faces stiff challenge in Dalvin Cook

  06-12-2016 06:44 via toledoblade.com
  
  ANN ARBOR — At first glance, the Orange Bowl looks like a classic football matchup of beefy linemen, a stealthy running back and a ferocious defense.
  
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• Heisman finalists: UM's Peppers makes cut

  06-12-2016 06:43 via toledoblade.com
  
  Michigan linebacker/defensive back Jabrill Peppers is headed to New York.
  
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• Electors’ effort to pick Kasich called unlikely

  06-12-2016 06:20 via toledoblade.com
  
  Some Democratic electors from two western states are trying to prevent Republican Donald Trump from becoming president by encouraging some GOP members of the Electoral College to change their votes to Ohio Gov. John Kasich.
  
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• Housing groups sue Fannie Mae

  06-12-2016 06:14 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Toledo Fair Housing Center has joined with 19 other fair-housing advocacy groups in a federal lawsuit accusing Fannie Mae of engaging in a pattern of maintaining and marketing its foreclosed houses in white neighborhoods better than in minority areas.
  
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• Unboxing breakfast: Slow down, savor that first meal

  06-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  “When you wake up in the morning, Pooh,” said Piglet at last, “what’s the first thing you say to yourself?”
  
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• Toledo woman pleads not guilty in Aaliyah Smith case

  06-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Toledo woman indicted in the death of 4-year-old Aaliyah Smith pleaded not guilty to all five counts Monday, including aggravated murder and endangering children.
  
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• Sylvania OKs budget that has water rate hike

  06-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Sylvania City Council approved Monday a nearly balanced budget for 2017 that includes a one-year, 20-percent water rate hike.
  
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• Officials confident infuture of Lima plant

  06-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  LIMA, Ohio — The inclusion of $1.2 billion in federal funding for two military vehicle platforms built at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in Lima could add hundreds of new jobs to Lima’s economy, the city’s mayor said Monday.
  
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• Officials confident in future of Lima plant

  06-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  LIMA, Ohio — The inclusion of $1.2 billion in federal funding for two military vehicle platforms built at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in Lima could add hundreds of new jobs to Lima’s economy, the city’s mayor said Monday.
  
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• Nostalgia masks flaws in ‘Phantom of the Opera’

  06-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  It’s been 30 years since Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera premiered in London, and 28 since it hit Broadway.
  
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• Kenneth Howard: 1940-2016

  06-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Kenneth Howard, 76, who served as a military police officer, started several businesses, and built three homes, died Friday at his home in Lambertville.
  
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• It’s smooth skating so far for female hockey player

  06-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Before Shayla Wittebort could start playing ice hockey, before she could be the first girl to skate for the Perrysburg boy’s hockey team, she had to learn how to skate with little time to spare.
  
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• Holiday Gift Guide: Pets

  06-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Your pets don’t care what you look like, can’t blab about your secrets to friends and coworkers, and most certainly would never dream of arguing politics on your social media feeds. That unflinching loyalty definitely deserves to be rewarded this holiday season. And besides, a gift for them is often also a gift for you.
  
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• Holiday baking memories

  06-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  I miss Christmas baking. Holiday baking. Fall baking.
  
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• Effort for Oct. 7 to honor 1st black player pushed back

  06-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  COLUMBUS — Backers of a state bill to designate one day a year to honor the man believed to be the first black player in baseball’s major leagues are resigned to waiting until next session to get it across home plate.
  
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• Bowling Green council votes down pipeline plan

  06-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  BOWLING GREEN — In a slam dunk for Ohio anti-pipeline activists, the Bowling Green City Council rejected Houston-based Spectra Energy’s request to build part of its NEXUS Gas Transmission pipeline on city-owned land by a 7-0 vote Monday night.
  
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• Abortion-restriction bills may see vote

  06-12-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  COLUMBUS — At least one bill further restricting abortions in Ohio could reach Gov. John Kasich’s desk before state lawmakers bring the two-year session to a close as soon as this week.
  
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• Anthony Wayne Bridge paint job to cause single-lane traffic

  06-12-2016 05:03
  Another closure is coming the Anthony Wayne Bridge is shutting down to one lane each way for painting. A project that is expected to take almost a year to complete.
  
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• B.G. city council rejects NEXUS pipeline plans

  06-12-2016 02:14 via toledoblade.com
  
  BOWLING GREEN — In a slam dunk for Ohio pipeline activists, the Bowling Green City Council rejected Spectra Energy’s request to build part of its NEXUS Gas Transmission pipeline on city-owned land by a 7-0 vote tonight.
  
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• Family members say east Toledo man is wrongly charged

  06-12-2016 01:04
  Emotional family members insist a man is innocent of kidnapping and aggravated robbery. They say he was at home watching his baby when it happened last Monday.
  
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